A New Contest!

The Fabulous Nicole B. of WORD for Teens is having a contest and giving away a signed copy of Keri Mikulski's book Screwball! The rules are below (copy and pasted directly from the blog linked above- so when it says "me" that's the contest hostess herself speaking):

Rules

• You must be a United States or Canadian citizen to enter.
• Post a comment on my blog to win with your name, your email address and what you would name a softball team if you had the chance. I'm currently going for the Wicked Witches, but that's just me. The most creative name will win.
  
• If you blog about the contest and tell me, you'll get an extra two entries!

Doesn't it sound fawesome? Haha. That's a great word. So GO! Enter the contest! And best of luck to all.

In Pursuit of Odyssey,

Never Again to Sing Before Breakfast...

In response to the fabulous Medeia I have decided to make all of ye a list. Not just any list, but a list of things that bring bad luck. Bad fortune of the worst order, a year or more of luck-based doom. To bring you this information I set out on a great quest (2 cups of highly caffeinated tea, one site, and enough downward scrolling to make the tip of my right-index finger shiny). And here they are: 8 somewhat intriguing things that bring destiny to its knees.

• 5-leafed clover
• Putting a hat on a bed
• Crossed knives
• To pass someone on the stairs
• Cutting your nails on a Friday (HA! Take that universe! I bite my nails!)
• Getting out of bed left foot first
• Sitting on a table unless one foot is touching the ground
• And, of course, reading a Gossip/It Girl novel at any time in between Saturday and Saturday…

Unfortunately, I have fulfilled nearly half of the above listed myself. Or perhaps even more. And after some hasty calculations I realize that I have approximately...275 years of bad luck purgatory. I suppose I should be looking for the new moon over my right shoulder or something.

In honor of erm…yesterday… what kind of bad luck symbols/occurrences have you heard of? Or even an odd experience with Lady Fate herself? Fascinate us, I pray you.

Walking Backwards,

1 Day Refund

It is a habit of mine to wait until the last minute to do everything. This spread-the-word activity is (sadly) no different.

So. Over at the Story Siren, a splendid book-blog of challenge taking and book giving glory there is a contest. A contest for THREE WHOLE BOOKS!!! Note that these are whole books as opposed to ones with the pages torn out. They are for the Fire/Poison/Magic Study Series by Maria V. Snyder. For all the details you must go off in pursuit of the shiny grey link. Oh. And just a quick note. This contest ends tomorrow at midnight. Yes. Yes. I can hear your protests. "Aella! Why must you put such important things off until the very last minute?" And I have no answer but to hang my head in shame.

But to make it up to you, I am now engaging in another spread the word activity. 3 Cheerz for dual-postage and space conservation! This one is another book give away, but at the Page Flipper. This is also a laudable blog with many the intriguing review. 6 Books all of which are described ever so eloquently at the linked blog:

• Tweak by Nic Sheff
• Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen and its sequel, In Search for the Red Dragon
• Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
• Fake Boyfriend by Kate Brian
• and The Unspoken by Thomas Fahy

Bloggers will enter. But who will win? Simply observe the details and act upon the directions. And this time I've given fair warning. 31 days worth actually. The entire challenge is simpler than chick lit and far less painful.

Support the literary realms and its "dauntless crusaders" (time for another round of Name That Movie) in these splendid challenges and my hopes for success to all.

Holding Blog-Banners on Street Corners,